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The trouble with the TV weather report is that it brings out the worst news to all of us. The other evening I was watching my   26   on the late night news, and he said, “A cold wind is coming down from Canada and will sweep across the Great Plains, carrying   27   temperatures, snow and ice.” “What are you smiling at?” my wife wanted to know. “We are   28   ” I said. “But the people in the Great Plains are Americans too.” “They’re   29   to it.” I replied. “This kind of weather is soft to them.” The weatherman was waving his hands all over the   30  . “A storm now over the Pacific will   31   six inches of rain in Southern California and Arizona.” “Serve them   32  !” I said. “They’re always saying   33   great their weather is and it’s time they got a taste of the elements(自然力).” The weatherman   34   “Low temperatures will be  35  to Texas.” “Don’t cry   36   Texas,” I said. “Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia can expect freezing rain   37   this high pressure system coming up from Mexico.” The weatherman continued. I said, “So the   38   of their rose garden!” My wife was angry, “You’re being very   39  . ” “Look,” I said, “the only reason they tell you   40   the weather is like in other parts of the country is   41   people who aren’t affected by it can enjoy it. Bad news is good news if it doesn’t   42   you.” The weatherman went on saying, “And we can expect two inches of   43   in the Washington area by tomorrow’s rush hour.” I couldn’t believe what I had just   44  , and looked up to heaven, “Why  45  ?” 26. A. waiter                      B. actor                       C. weatherman    D. salesman 27. A. high                          B. freezing                 C. hot                   D. cold 28. A. lucky                B. strong                   C. tired                D. upset 29. A. devoted                   B. added                     C. agreed             D. used 30. A. city                          B. screen                     C. map                 D. country 31. A. experience               B. produce                  C. organize           D. have 32. A. legally               B. loosely                    C. happily            D. gradually 33. A. how                         B. what                       C. why                 D. which 34. A. asked                       B. answered                C. continued         D. begged 35. A. placed               B. removed                 C. taken               D. brought 36. A. to                             B. at                            C. in                     D. for 37. A. as                            B. for                          C. with                 D. because 38. A. end                   B. start                        C. return        D. recovery 39. A. kind                         B. cruel                      C. healthy             D. busy 40. A. what                        B. how                        C. when               D. which 41. A. that                          B. if                      C. because           D. when 42. A. join in                B. turn to                     C. happen to       D. give in 43. A. river                         B. snow                      C. wind                D. cloud 44. A. listened                    B. heard                     C. seen                 D. watched 45. A. them                        B. him                         C. you                  D. us 答案：CBADC     BDACD       DCABA      ACBBD

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